Bosom-board



N. SOHOLL.

sosom, BOARD.

(ModeL) No. 247,122. Patented Sept,- 13,1881.

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NICHOLAS SGHOLL, OF CHILLIOOTHE, OHIO.

BQSOM BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,122, datedSeptember 13, 1881.

Application filed July 2,1881. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NICHOLAS SoHoLL, of Ohillicothe, in the county ofRoss and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Bosom-Board,ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention consists in an ironing-board provided at its upper end witha head formed ofawire frame with downwardprojecting ends, from whichspiral springs pass to near the outer ends of the board, the collar-bandof the shirt resting against these springs when the bosom is stretchedand held in this position by means of a spring-clamp, consisting of atransverse strip with a longitudinaltongue fitting in a groove in theend of the board, which strip is held to the end of the board by spiralsprings.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view ofinyilnprovedbosom-board. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal elevation of the same, parts beingshown in section. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal elevation ofthe same, showingthe springclamp raised.

The ironing-board A is provided at its upper end with a head formed of awire, B, bent in the form of a frame, with an upper curved rod andwithtwo outward and downward projecting ends, 0, from which spiralsprings E pass to near the outer end of the upper edge of the board. Astrip, F, with a longitudinal tongue, G, is held against the lower edgeof the board A, which is provided with a corresponding groove, H, by twospiral springs, J, attached to the clamp-wire L at the ends of the stripF, and to the side edges of the board A. The upper surface of the tongueG is shorter than the lower surface, as is shown in Figs. 2 and 3, tofacilitate swinging the tongue Grinto the groove H, as indicated by thearrow a, Fig. 3.

The bosom-board is used in the following manner: It is passed into theshirt until the head projects through the collar-opening and thecollar-band rests gently against the springs E. The frontpart oftheshirt, below the bosom, is doubled up under the tongue G, the stripFvbeing in the position shown in Fig. 3, and then the strip F is turneddown in the direction of the arrow to, and that part of the front of theshirt below the bosom is clamped in the groove H by the tongue G, whichis held in this position by the springs J. The bosom is thus stretchedand drawn taut, and is held in this position, so that it can be ironedto perfection. On account of the springs E of the head, there is no deadpull on the bosom or shirt while being stretched, and therefore theshirt or bosom is never injured. The board will fit neck openings orbands of any desired size. The clamp-wire L swings on the outer edge ofthe strip F, and will hold the same in a raised or lowered position.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a bosom-board, the combination, with an ironing-board,'of a headat the upper end of the same, and of spiral springs attached to the endsof the head and to the upper edge of the board, substantially as hereinshown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a bosom-board, the combination, with the board A, of the headformed of the wire B, with ends 0, and ot' the spiral springs E E,attached to the ends 0 of the head and to the upper edge of the board,substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purposes setforth.

NICHOLAS SOHOLL.

Witnesses J AS. RIGNEY, r SAMUEL A. GETTYS.

